Flights Charlotte → Minneapolis
CLT → MSP
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charlotte (CLT) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 758 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,496 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of CLT-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 758 tracked CLT-MSP flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-MSP
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 758 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Minneapolis is 1.58% across 758 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
